postoperative; after surgery
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
infectious disease; infection
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
substitute article; back-up
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
only; merely; but; no more than
anything and everything; just about everything
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
looks; personal appearance; features
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
beyond this point; from now on; after this